Friday 2nd December 2005

Three more track days coming up

Time for a pre-Xmas blast?

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Oulton Park

Track day club MotorSport Vision has added three last-minute dates to its calendar.

• When: Saturday 17 December
• Where: Oulton Park, Cheshire

 

• When: Sunday 18 December
• Where: Snetterton, Norfolk

 

• When: 14 January
• Where: Bedford Autodrome (open pitlane)

According to MSV, given that these new dates have literally only just been announced, on-track space should be more available than ever.

Professional instructors will be on hand at all track days, offering advice and in-car tuition.

• Call 0870 850 5014 or email: [e-mail]

[shadowfax]

Ted

Do you care that your homepage headline says "Xmas", rather than the full title, of Christmas?

I mean, there are many wasted letters and mistyped words in the world of the keyboard as it is, without we have to be too particular about not wasting a few necessary letters.
Christmas is Christmas, after all.

Would it be right for us to type 'Hkah' for Hannukah, or 'Rdan' for Ramadhan? Let's not worry about 'hkah' or r-dan', cos you do get my point?

So, how about it, Ted, can we have Christmas in future on Pheads?

[agent006]

shadowfax said:

many wasted letters

[shadowfax]

Your point, Number 6?

[joust]

As the forum can't cope with Greek characters



Learned people therefore will always recognise that XMAS is a very reverent way of writing Christmas, and keeps alive the traditions from the new testament.



J

>> Edited by joust on Sunday 4th December 08:46

[shadowfax]

I shant joust with the learned as, being a simple guy, I'd get knocked off my horse
every time.

My view is, why drop the name of Christ from Christmas, just to prove how clever we can be? I dont see "xmas" being used in the manner you describe. I see it as Christmas for those who do not recognise Christ. Which is ok, too.

I just wonder why it is being used so much.



>> Edited by shadowfax on Sunday 4th December 13:37

[manek]

It's simpler than that: headlines have to be short...

PH Editor

[shadowfax]

manek said:

It's simpler than that: headlines have to be short... PH Editor

Which just confirms what I said in my opening post :

" I mean, there are many wasted letters and mistyped words in the world of the keyboard as it is, without we have to be too particular about not wasting a few necessary letters.
Christmas is Christmas, after all."



>> Edited by shadowfax on Monday 5th December 18:07